The Dillon tribune., 1887-02-04
CoLrAx, Mont, Jan. 22d, 1857

TO the Editor o. the TRIBUNE:
In my last letter, my statement in r
gard to the mines in this camp, was inco''
pletc, as said nothing about the product
them.
There were IL tons of ore packed dow
from the Sky High in 1879, which ra
about $4s per ton. About IS tons hav
been run from the Butterfly mine avcray
ing abou: $50. Since its discovery, ther
have been about r5o tons worked, BY mi
and arastra, from the Plymouth Rocl
which averages about $50 per ton. Par
Ties are engaged now in extracting tn
precious metal from some of the riches
rock Of this mine, by means Of han'
mortar and pan, and the results arc yer,
satisfactory, they having gotten out .
Goo pounds OF quartz, 3 ounces, 7 penny
weights from the dust and 3 oz, S pvt. ou
of retort. unfortunately for the owners
Of this mine, these rich spots arc so fal
apart, that after one is dug out, they get
discouraged before another is found
although, as a general thing, they have
had a pretty good vein Of second class ore
all the time. l believe it is the intention
Of the owners Of thi. property, to put their
arastra in running order in the spring
open up .hci: mine, and fight i, out on
that line if takes all summer" and winter
too.
| said in my last letter, that the tunnel
on -. B. Noble and Sons west ground,
reached the vein at a depth Of l,s feet,
which should have been $50 feet The
history Of this mine is too we'll known for
me to enter into particulars For quite a
number Of years its output has been regu.
lar and rcmuncrative. The rock has been
worked by common mill process and has
run from SIS to SIS rer ton. Assays have
been made Of the rock, from time to time,
and It has shown over $loo oftener than
under that sum, Of silver and gold. A re-
cent assay, by an expert who had been ex.
amining the mine, from rock that hardly
ran up to the average in the mill, assayed
$Io3. They have 1900 or 1000 tons Of
tailings saved which assay ; or times as
much as they saved in the mill, which is
now closed down for the winter. They
usually run until in February, bu, the
water got too low five or six weeks sooner
than common this season, on account of 50
little snow last winter. II the amount of
snow is any criterion 10 60 BY nos, they
can run all next winter.
ID. B Noble and Worthy, moved down
10 the valley with their families two weeks
ago, and, judging from the appearances at
the scene Of the accident, the former met
with quite catastrophe, by tipping over
his sled which was filled high with f.,tni.
ture, household goods and Il mixed mass
Of movable matter, which always has to DC
taken when change Of residence is made.
Mrs. N. and Mrs. NJ. r. Gunnel and child,
were on the sled, but fortunately no one
was hurt, and on the whole, I guess they
concluded they had experienced a big
time.
1t Is rumored that some Of the ow ners
Of the Company Mine have sold their in
terests and that some money has been paid
on the bargain, but, for lack OF good
authority upon the matter, | will say it is
simply ru.nor, an; rs runners are not
facts, can't tell how it is.
Elmer Olcson and John Lindiorse have
been employed by u. b. \. Il Sons, in
their mine, and abou, 10 y: II O'Clock. a
week ago last Wednesday. large rock
weighing 700 or 500 pounds became de-
tached from the hanging wall and fell ON
Mr.. l.. breaking his.right leg square off,
about inches above the knee. Young
Oleson with what assistance Mr.. l.. could
render got the rock off Of him. They we're
up in the ssopc and it was a matter OF i'm.
possibility for any one man to sc, him
down from there to the main level, to saw
nothing Of gctteng him up the hill % the
house, SO MIR. y. brough, bed down to
the mine and after he had fixed him on
that as comfortably as possible. started TO,
help. tie started for the valley. on snow
shoes, and made the first three miles in ,s
minutes, when he left his snow shoes.
His first two appeals for help were unsuc.
cessful. which discouraged the boy, and he
ran all the way to Sheridan, where party
OF men volunteered their services, and
started for the scene Of the accident, about
; O'Clock p. M. They made slow progress
the deep snow; at night some
came back, and about midnight another
party started out with four. horse team.
in all there were 3 men and two teams
They worked all night and reached the
sufferer about S o'clock Thursday morning